Alex Rodriguez may be a World Series champion and baseball legend, but when it comes to acting, even he admits it’s not exactly his strong suit.
Reflecting on his memorable cameo on Jerry Ferrara’s hit HBO series “Entourage” on his sports podcast “Throwbacks,” hosted by Jerry and Matt Leinart, the former Yankee laughed about his 2011 guest appearance during the final season.
When Jerry asked A-Rod, “What do you even remember from that shoot?”
Alex replied, “How atrocious of an actor I am.”
The MLB alum recalled the whirlwind experience of filming the episode at Yankee Stadium, joking about his own performance while praising the show’s impact.
“It was fun, though. We had a blast. That was such a cool moment,” he shared, remembering how the opportunity only came after he and his teammates clinched the 2009 World Series championship.
“Coming off winning a title in New York, there’s nothing like it,” A-Rod exclaimed. “And then you guys had the show for so many years. I mean, you basically were pioneers in the in the world of that. Everyone feels like [they] have a show now. But back then, that was the show.”
Jerry called out how full circle it is that “Entourage” was A-Rod’s first HBO show. Now the former pro baseball player is releasing his own documentary on the network, “Alex v AROD,” detailing the highs and lows in his career.
“It took me fifteen years,” he explained to process and retell his life in a documentary. “And I think fifteen years because I don’t think emotionally, I wasn’t ready to like be so raw,”
Alex continued, “I think there’s a story about a flawed man who happened to play baseball, and therapy saved his life.”
The 50-year-old, who retired from the MLB in 2016 after being suspended for the entire 2014 season over a scandal, opened up about that controversial time in his life.
“A part of me died when I got suspended, and it cost me the Hall of Fame, which kind of really sucks. But I have no one to blame but myself,” he said. “But in many ways, it saved my life because I was able to work on the tools, rewire the brain, and make me, I believe, a better person to be, a better father, a better friend, a better owner.”
The Alex v AROD docuseries airs Nov. 6 on HBO Max.
‘Throwbacks’ is produced by AMP Media, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc.
